# NTSB GAA17CA235: Raytheon B200, N481HC, Richfield, UT, April 15, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 14, 2017, 22:00 local (Apr 15, 2017, 04:00 UTC) - Place: Richfield, UT - Coordinates: 38.744167, -112.096946 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7442&lon=-112.0969&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 20, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95013 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA235 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95013/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95013 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA235 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain separation from a fence post during taxi at night. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon B200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=7150006), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Raytheon B200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=7150006), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md) - [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Raytheon B200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=7150006), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-from runway: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Raytheon B200, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=7150006), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during taxi on a parking ramp at night, he decided to make a 180° left turn to position the airplane before picking up a patient. He added that, during the turn, the right wing impacted a fence post. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during taxi on a parking ramp at night he decided to make a 180° left turn to position the airplane before picking up a patient. He added that during the turn, the right wing impacted a fence post. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N481HC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481HC), registered now, S/N BB-1908 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B200 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Raytheon B200](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b200) (registry code 7150006) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: BB-1908 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 3631.1 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6-42 850 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney PT6-42 850 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Ihc Health Services Inc - Registered owner: Ihc Health Services Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 2, 2017 - Departed: SLC, SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Destination: RIF, Richfield, UT - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: RIF, Richfield Muni - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 29, 2017; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 5,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5,300 as pilot in command, 78 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 20° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: KMLF, 48 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20170414006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170414006369A), Apr 14, 2017: Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, Richfield, UT, Substantial damage. Air carrier was repositioning the aircraft to pick up a patient when he turned the aircraft around causing the right hand wing to hang over a 6' tall fence and… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 25, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95013. 888 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 786 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40452573&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 102 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40452574&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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